POPstar Signs Fax Service Partner Agreement with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom; Chunghwa Telecom Selects POPstar's FoIP Messaging Solution

Business Wire, May 2, 2001

Business Editors/Technology Writers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001

POPstar Communications, Inc. (POPstar), a global IP messaging solutions and service provider, announced the signing of a Service Provision Partner Agreement to provide its Fax over Internet Protocol (FoIP) messaging solution to Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Taiwan's national telephone company and leader in telecommunications.

Under the agreement, POPstar agrees to license its fax messaging software to Chunghwa Telecom to enable Chunghwa to offer Web to Fax as an introductory service to its customers. Web to Fax allows users to originate fax calls using a browser such as Netscape Navigator(TM) or MS Internet Explorer(TM). Fax messages are then securely transported over the Internet and delivered to a destination fax machine. Other fax services such as Email to Fax, Fax to Email and Fax to Fax which are supported by POPstar's software, are expected to be introduced by Chunghwa later this year.

"FoIP is one of POPstar's many value-add IP messaging services and we are proud to provide such an essential service to Chunghwa Telecom," stated Joseph Brongo, POPstar's General Manager -- Asia Pacific. "Our FoIP technology and experience in the FoIP market allows us to provide a very reliable FoIP delivery service to Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa provides POPstar a vital and reputable partner to terminate POPstar's long-distance fax traffic to Taiwan."

Chunghwa will terminate fax messaging traffic to destinations within Taiwan from POPstar's global network of partners, which include ISPs and Carriers in other countries. POPstar is building a global network of partners through its FoIP/VoIP Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse utilizes the Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) to provide authentication, fax/voice call setup and routing, settlement and revenue sharing services among POPstar Clearinghouse members.

Mr. Kuwei-Pi Hsu, President, Chunghwa Telecom's Data Communication Business Group states, "We are deploying our business strategy to become a major IP Messaging player and we are offering value added services, like FoIP, to our customers. We selected POPstar's solution because it leverages our network resources and because it proved very reliable after vigorous testing. POPstar also provides us with a single source of integrated messaging solutions and a migration path to adding more messaging services as they are needed."

In addition to FoIP, POPstar's other messaging software products and services include POP3, IMAP and Web-based Email, VoIP and FoIP/VoIP Clearinghouse services. POPstar's messaging software is SPARC-based and supports Brooktrout, CISCO and Lucent platforms and is designed to leverage networks deploying this hardware. POPstar's messaging solutions are standards-based, supporting T.37/T.38, OSP, LDAP, SSL, PKI, H.323 and more. Users of the services can be securely authenticated and each service is trackable and billable to the user. Turnkey user provisioning and billing solutions for managing and processing on-line pre- and post-pay user billing of the messaging services are supported. Other unique features include the automatic conversion of popular MS Office file formats and languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Each service can also be branded and customized to reflect the customer's site using APIs and development tools.

About POPstar

POPstar Communications, Inc. (POPstar), a global IP messaging solutions and service provider, is a one-stop-shop for quality, reliable, secure, easy-to-use and deploy, outsourceable Internet messaging services, including FoIP, WebMail, POP3/IMAP Email services, Web to Fax, Email to Fax, Fax to Email, and Fax to Fax. POPstar provides complete end-to-end messaging solutions, which include inter-domain call authentication, routing and settlements via its Clearinghouse, as well as IP messaging billing solutions. POPstar has also recently launched UcanMessage.com, which provides outsourced messaging services to customers. POPstar also has offices in North America, Asia and Europe to provide regional 24X7 support.

For more information about UcanMessage.com and POPstar Communications, visit http://www.pop-star.net or http://www.ucanmessage.com

About Chunghwa Telecom

Soon after the passage in Taiwan of the three telecom laws, Chunghwa Telecom was established on July 1, 1996. Chunghwa Telecom immediately committed itself to innovation, speed, reliability, simplicity, and economy. It seeks to enter the ranks of the world-class telecom carriers by linking the world and the people through superior service, enterprising management, and continually improving performance. Chunghwa Telecom operates both domestic and international telecom businesses. It also invests in related businesses, and other ventures as authorized by Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications. To learn more about Chunghwa Telecom, go to http://www.cht.com.tw/

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